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Yates vs Sardinia vs Ridgeway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Ridgeway has the most renters (30.2% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Yates | Sardinia | Ridgeway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,429Lowest |
2,703 |
6,514Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±5.3Lowest about the NY average |
42.5±7.5Highest 7% above NY |
42.3±3 6% above NY |
| Sardinia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Yates and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,337±$17kHighest about the NY average |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$69,516±$8kLowest 19% below NY |
| Yates and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,000±$22kLowest 67% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
$149,900±$15k 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $854±$120Lowest 47% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
$934±$49Highest 42% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,875 56% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$4,109Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±30.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.4%±13.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Yates and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.8%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.